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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, after two days of talks with an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, an American statement said. CBC | World News
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Lithuania declares national emergency over balloons entering airspace from Belarus
Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions and said his country “does not need war.” CBC | World News
Read More »International Paralympic Committee lifts partial suspensions of Russia, Belarus
The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions). CBC | World News
Read More »Some athletes from Russia, Belarus can compete under neutral banner in Milan-Cortina Olympics
The International Olympic Committee will allow some individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutral athletes at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Donald Trump sparks controversy with Aryna Sabalenka letter to Belarus president
Donald Trump mentioned Aryna Sabalenka in a letter to Aleksandr Lukashenko. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Belarus political prisoner Statkevich freed, but he refuses to cross border: senior official
Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich refused to cross into Lithuania with other freed prisoners after they were pardoned and released at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior official in the exiled opposition party told Reuters. CBC | World News
Read More »Belarus activist imprisoned after trying to run for president released after serving 5 years
Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a leading opposition figure in Belarus, was freed on Saturday after more than five years in prison, in the most significant move so far by President Alexander Lukashenko to try to ease his isolation from the West. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia, Belarus remain banned from hockey tournaments until at least May 2026
Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season. CBC | World News
Read More »Alexander Lukashenko set to win 7th term in Belarus election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of his three decades in power. CBC | World News
Read More »Polish farmers come up with ingenious way to stop illegal immigrants arriving from Belarus
Polish farmers have now decided to take matters into their own hands in a bid to stem the tide of illegal immigrants entering the country. Daily Express :: News Feed
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